Former Karnataka Minister Pramod Madhwaraj resigns from Congress
Udupi: Former Congress MLA Pramod Madhwaraj on Saturday tendered his resignation from the primary membership of the Congress party amidst speculations that he is set to join the BJP.
Madhwaraj served as the Minister of Fisheries in the Siddaramaiah-led Karnataka government. He was also the district in-charge minister of Udupi under Siddaramaiah’s government. He contested the 2018 assembly election from the Udupi constituency on JD(s) ticket and lost the election. He was posed as the joint candidate of the JD(s)-Congress coalition.
He submitted his resignation to the KPCC President DK Shivakumar on Saturday.
In his resignation letter, Madhwaraj stated that over the past three years the situation at the Udupi Congress has changed and that has led to his “political suffocation”. He also added that the party did not take any worthwhile step to redress his grievances regarding the prevailing situation in the Udupi district Congress party.
Madhwaraj was recently appointed as the new Vice President of KPCC. Regarding his appointment, Madhwaraj said it was becoming impossible for him to continue in the party and do justice to the new post and that he has decided to not accept the post of vice-presidentship of KPCC.
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HC grants conditional permission for RSS guard of honour in Chittapur on November 16
Kalaburagi: The Kalaburagi Bench of the Karnataka High Court has granted the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) permission to hold a guard of honour in Chittapur on Sunday, November 16, under certain conditions.
The Chittapur tahsildar had refused permission for an RSS guard of honour on October 19, citing law and order issues. The order was challenged in court by petitioner Ashok Patil.
Justice MGS Kamal, who heard the case on Thursday, granted conditional permission for the RSS event, with 300 members and a band strength of 50 persons.
